Startup

David Matthews

Dallas VC RevTech Wants to Launch the Next Great Retail Startup with its New ‘Brand Launchpad’

by | Aug 24, 2021
RevTech is now accepting applications for the program. With a new, state-of-the-art production studio and mentorship, it's offering a six-month program with workshops, a $50K pitch prize, and resources from experts for startups with the next emerging retail technology concept.
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The Keller-Based Startup That Wants to ‘Revolutionize Charter Travel’ Goes Live
by | Aug 24, 2021
Charter and Go, which says it offers the "world’s first real-time price quoting engine," is planning to disrupt the aircraft charter industry by ensuring operators are both competitive and profitable.
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Rosy Continues Its Pandemic Momentum, Raising $1.3M of a $2M Seed Offering
by | Aug 23, 2021
During the last 12 months, Rosy's revenue has increased by 55 percent each quarter. That's largely due to the rise in digital health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic—and the Dallas-based startup's timely telehealth launch.
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DI People: Wingstop, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Robin Autopilot, and More Make Moves
by | Aug 20, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from RumbleOn, Valify, Kibo, Duane Morris, Credera, Safe Conversations, Employer Direct Healthcare, Elevate Credit, Unitek, Ryan, and ReCode Therapeutics.
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EV Fintech Xcelerate Auto Relocates Headquarters to McKinney

by | Aug 18, 2021
Xcelerate is a sustainable transportation company that offers funding support and ancillary products to EV manufacturers like Tesla. With the move, the team hopes to "put McKinney on the EV map."
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Rollin’ n Bowlin Co-Founders Sophia Karbowski and Austin Patry
Dallas-Based Health Food Brand Rollin’ n Bowlin’ Launches Grant Program for College Entrepreneurs
by | Aug 18, 2021
TCU alums Sophia Karbowski and Austin Patry opened their own healthy food truck on TCU's campus. Now, the business that became smoothie and açaí brand Rollin’ n Bowlin’ is paying it forward with a mentorship and grant program designed to boost student founders.

Meet the three picks for the first cohort for "Bowls n Goals."
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of Aug 3
by | Aug 18, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AirWatch's remotely restricting client devices, Allied Bioscience's antimicrobial coatings for medical implements and devices, Anametric's system for quantum coherence preservation of qubits, Capital One's behavioral data analytics platform, Golabs' hoverboard, Lintec of America's hook and loop artificial muscles, Smurfit Kappa North America's cold chain packaging, Solar Hardscapes' landscape pavers for ground installation of photovoltaic panels, and Ventamatic's climate smart fan ventilation,
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BioNTX Will Hold Its 2021 IC3 Life Science Summit Sept. 30-Oct. 1 with a “Reignite” Theme
by | Aug 17, 2021
The eighth annual IC3 Summit will be a forum for leaders from startups to large multinationals in the biotech, pharma, healthcare, and academic communities. A key summit speaker will be Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D., the former White House COVID-19 "testing czar."
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Dallas’ Flite Golf and Century Golf Pair Up As a Driving Range and Entertainment Twosome

by | Aug 13, 2021
Get your slice ready. Dallas companies Flite Golf and Century Golf have teamed up to bring gamification tech to golf ranges and golf entertainment venues—with help from Senior Advisor Ken May, former CEO of Topgolf, Drive Shack, and FedEx Office.
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CPG Accelerator SKU Selects Six Startups For Its Second Dallas Cohort
by | Aug 12, 2021
Meet the companies participating in the Dallas arm of SKU, the country's first accelerator dedicated to entrepreneurs in consumer packaged goods.
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Dallas Invents: 103 Patents Granted for Week of July 27
by | Aug 11, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AiBUY's dynamic binding of content transactional items, Alliance Sports Group's lighting system, Compass Datacenters' air dam for a datacenter facility, Microsoft's distributed processing architecture, Siemens' low pin count reversible scan architecture, and TI's technique to deter theft from automated teller machines.
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Renovations Begin for BioLabs’ December Opening at Pegasus Park
by | Aug 10, 2021
A mid-December opening is planned for BioLabs' first central U.S. location in Dallas. Inside the Biotech+ Hub at Pegasus Park, BioLabs will serve as the key operator of the biotech laboratory and 37,000-square-foot flexible life science coworking facility.
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SMU Announces All-New Business Accelerator to Support Next-Gen Entrepreneurs

by | Aug 10, 2021
Students and recent alumni of Southern Methodist University will have the opportunity to be a part of an "intense and enriching" 6-month program—and a chance to compete for funding.
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Veryable Raises $31.9M Series A Round to ‘Revitalize U.S. Manufacturing’
by | Aug 10, 2021
Veryable takes a new approach to labor: The Dallas-based tech company "variablizes" it. By connecting businesses to independent workers for manufacturing and distribution, Veryable's operations-driven approach can put people back to work and improve productivity and growth for manufacturers and suppliers.
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UT Dallas and Fullstack Academy Launch Four Bootcamps for Tech Professionals
by | Aug 10, 2021
With Dallas ranked as one of the top cities in America for tech pros, UT Dallas and Fullstack have launched four skills training bootcamps focused on coding, cybersecurity, data analytics, and DevOps. The online bootcamps begin in November with tuition at $11,995 each.
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Follow the Money: MODE Global and Integrity Make Acquisitions, Twenty20 Merges With Skyhawk
by | Aug 10, 2021

What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money....

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